triploid

[ trip-loid ]

adjective

1. having a chromosome number that is three times the basic or haploid number.

noun

1. a triploid cell or organism.

triploid

/ ˈtrɪplɔɪd /

adjective

1. having or relating to three times the haploid number of chromosomes

   a triploid organism

noun

1. a triploid organism

Other Words From

• triploi·dy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of triploid¹

First recorded in 1910–15; tri- + -ploid

Word History and Origins

Origin of triploid¹

C19: from Greek tripl ( oos ) triple + ( hapl ) oid